Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Volunteers assist elderly patients on the Acute Care for Elders unit. Volunteers are specially trained to aid patients with feeding, ambulating, therapeutic activities, daily exercise and relaxation techniques. Training provided.
Available daily 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Volunteers must be at least 14 years of age and have a strong desire to work with the elderly population. Volunteers must commit to at least four hours per week.

This opportunity is sponsored by: New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Group/Corporate Groups Welcome We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning X X X X X X X Afternoon X X X X X X X Evening X X X X X X X Monthly Contact Person: Deborah Cooke, Coordinator of HELP, (212) 746-5919, (email) View all organization contacts Address: 525 East 68th Street Room J-144 New York, NY 10021 (See a map) Directions: By Car: Approaching from south of East 68th Street - Take the FDR Drive northbound to the 61st Street exit. Make right onto York Avenue and go north to 68th Street. Approaching from north of East 68th Street - Take the FDR Drive southbound to the 71st Street exit. Make left onto York Avenue and go south to 68th Street. By Subway: Take the #6 train to East 68th Street. Walk four blocks east to York Avenue, or take the M66 bus eastbound to York Avenue. By Bus: Take the M31 to the East 69th Street stop, directly in front of New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. (The M31 operates north and south on York Avenue, and across town on 57th Street.) Crosstown buses M30, M66, and M72 allow you to transfer to the M31 at York Avenue.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: #6 Train to 68th street and Lexington,   Walk distance (in minutes): 15 minutes   Nearest Bus Stop: M66 at 68th street and York Avenue, 2 minute walk Web Site: http://www.nyp.org/volunteer Miscellaneous Information Borough Manhattan Volunteer Shifts Daily from 9am-9pm.